Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-24

SaiAsrsd FTsm Our Exchanges From All
Over The Territory.

Albion is complaining of an I'M
usual amount of sickness.
Weiser has voted for an eight thou
sand dollar school.
Deer and elk are reported plentiful
on Little Wood river.
In Nee Perce county heavy rains
have injured the fax and wheat crops.
The Weiser Leader says the baby
crop promises well in that town this
fall and winter.
Caldwell hold her first fair Septem-
Der 29th, Both and October LIST. $1,000
will be paid in premiums.
Nine babies were born in Malad
last week How is that for town of
eighteen families2
The Grand Lodge of Masons has
just adjourned its annual meeting at
Boise City.
Oneida county has taxable property
to the amount of 81, 100, 995, and 500
persons liable to poll tax.
From the assessors report of Oneida
there are 343 sewing machines listed
in that county.
Ketchum is building new school
house which is to be the finest in the
Territory.
Sol Newcomer who was arrested
for ENLIGHTENMENT last year while
postmaster at Rocky Bar has plead
guilty"
The Salvation army has struck
Boise. A circus and that army at the
same time, Jewhillikensl Why this
great infection upon the capital!
Cassia county is raising money for
a preliminary survey for canal from
some point on Snake river to an OBJ
jective point in that county. If the
canal is dug thousands upon thousands
of acres Of valuable land will be re-
claimed.
Shosbone Journal says:-About 100
car loads of live stock are booked for
shipment from o. S. L. points the
next two weeks. Rates on stock to
Omaha and Chicago have been reduc-
ed from IS. to SIS. per car on the
Idaho Division, and good cattle are
advancing in Chicago.
Enterprise-Mr. Yount, of Butte,
purchased during the week, of Evans
Bros, a large bunch of 2-year and
3-year old cattle. The prices paid
were $3.50 for 2-year-olds and $2S
for 3-year-olds. Other stockmen are
negotiating large sales with the same
parties here.
The fore end of a big real estate
boom seems to have struck this town.
Old man Dagget sold corner lot
yesterday for forty-two dollars, five of
it cash down. Dud Dillon is putting
up a new henhouse and a back gate.
Sam Shockley has traded his place
on the avenue for lack Hills team of
black mules. Zed Greenough is paint
ing his fence, and the widow Peevy is
putting fly screens all over her house.
Capt. Taylor sold lot on B street
yesterday for hundred dollars to a
company going into the chicken in
dustry. Keep the ball a-rolling-Pig-
weed Banner.
Shoshone Journal-Sparks & Tin
in, the cattle kings of Idaho and
Nevada, whose range is south of Sho-
shone Falls, have spayed 1000 heifers
this season, and they inform the Sho-
shone Journal that only two or three
head have died since, and those sup
posed to be from poison weed. This
firm have 1900 feed steers to sell this
fall to Eastern buyers. There are also
from 10000 to $4,000 good steers to
sell along the Oregon Short Line in
Idaho. There are about 100 cars
ordered for shipment on the o. s. L.
the next ten days, for horses, cattle,
hogs and sheep, of which are 20 cars
of hogs.
If friend Lamoreaux Of The Cassia
County Times, does not land in va
quina City Oregon before the next
harvest moon, then we have inherited
nothing from the prophets of old. Isn't
this suspicious talk for a bachelor
editor2
Miss Nellie, the Oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Straight is one of the
most accomplished and sensible young
ladies it has been our pleasure to meet
in this far west, and we sympathize